Every narcissistic hipster club kid gets a secret little back-handed thrill out of spotting what looks like themselves out on the Berlin dance floor. It may sound absurd, but with a limited array of standardaised ‘club looks’ out...read more
The dreary-eyed man in the dull grey suit caught you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 7am on the morning train as you drifted home from the club – your cheeks glowing with satisfaction, the mischievous remains of a grin lingering softly...read more
Chasing your weekly dose of thrills can start to feel a bit like perpetually perusing the child within. Reaching for that repeated rediscovery of the curious little dreamy-eyed creature with shoulders free of the weight of responsibilities,...read more
The dawn broke on the 1st of January last weekend, and so began a new year. At some point during all the action your dancing energy hit its peak and broke, your bank account reached its limit and broke and now you’re, well, broke. But...read more
If you hail from outside of Germany (and surrounding areas of Europe), it’s a possibility that the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the word ‘Silvester’ is a washed-up, over-muscled action movie star dubbed...read more
In the city where everyone comes from everywhere, there occurs a kind of mass evacuation phenomenon come Christmas time. Hordes of Berlin-based stowaways scurry home obligingly to blander pastures and provincial German towns, or to their...read more
Somewhere on the mantelpiece of a cosy Berlin living room, an advent candle burns brightly. Somewhere amongst the tethers of your lustful party-loving heart, the desire to dance burns a little more fiercely. While a mythical Santa Claus packs an...read more
Tomorrow night, OneBeat's experimental sessions goes into its second round, as beatmaker KYSON squares up against visual artist RTZ23. Expect a concert-length audiovisual experience as Kyson's atmospheric downtempo beats blend with RTZ23's animated...read more
It is not hard to see why Skindred are popular with the Germans. However, it is clearly hard for them to understand frontman/legend Benji Webbe’s onstage banter. He is, after all, Welsh.
When you arrive in Berlin as a foreigner, you are greeted with all the sparkling wonders of big city living, which extend generously into the music / party scene. Funnily enough, when you delve wholeheartedly into the Berlin party scene, you...read more
Battles return for the last time for a very long time so while they might be winding down after a hectic year supporting their utterly fantastic second album, Gloss Drop, here are 10 bloody good reasons why you should see them...read more
The weekend tends to come and go like good weather or comfortable cash flow: you forget to appreciate just how lovely it is while its happening, it disappears all too quickly and then before you know it, suddenly its back again ready to relax the...read more
The Antlers meandered onto the Magnet Club stage one by one last Friday night, submerged in a soft radiance of blue-green lighting to serenade Berliners with a well played split-personality set. At times adhering to the rich, melodic waves of...read more
BLIND DATE SWINGERS CLUB - mix cd exchange ✦ NO.13 ✦
This Wednesday, 30th November, the clubnight that the cool kids love to love is back! It's arty, it's hip, it's flirty fun, it's time for another Blind Date Swingers Club! Emil...read more
Somewhere buried deep beneath a pile of books and a weighty conscious was the plan of getting things done over the weekend. Genuine plans of reading books, big ideas of making calls abroad, wishful thinking about cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms (ha!)...read more
Seasoned expatriates are eternally sick and tired of new kids on the Berlin block looking all over-eager, dripping with enthusiasm and excitedly barraging them with questions about what to do and where to go (i.e cramping their style). By the same...read more
For those of you who like to have fun with your looks, who think creatively and express that through your visual aesthetic, this party is for you.
SPARKLE ARMY, at Monster Ronsons this Saturday is home to all things that glitter and shimmer...read more
Brace yourselves for something fresh and exhilarating to thunder its way into Berghain this weekend. Not quite like anything that has yet to occur within bh's towering walls on a Friday night, ≠ (not equal) is a bold new audio adventure that will...read more
That's my only criticism of the artful new video from "queen of electronic soul" Billie Ray Martin. High concept, high drama, with washed-out colours and abstract cinematography, "Anatomy Of A Plastic Girl"...read more
At some point last weekend while you were buzzing around the city somewhere, hands began to wind clocks backwards, and automatic systems on brainy computers everywhere snapped back Berlin's temporal locus by one hour. Some of you gained an extra...read more
Saxophone solos, extended fiddle intros, two drumsets and a handful of extra percussionists besides - Bon Iver are unafraid of the overblown. Which is good, because it takes a lot to fill - and even more to move - this cattle-shed of a venue....read more
Admittedly nicht so neue noise, as this has been gathering dust in my inbox for months now. Still, this is warming our cockles despite the oncoming winter bitterness.
The 8 Bit Balkan EP does exactly what it says on the tin, delivering a...read more
As a DJ with limited upper-body strength, I've long favoured digital over vinyl. However, the more the record industry looks to vinyl as a way of offering something valuable and collectible to music fans, and the more I come across stores like...read more
The weekend is suddenly upon us, and the holiday of the haunted is creeping up quickly. Berlin party people take your stance: should you resist Americanisation and the imminent commercialisation of your beloved 'underground' party scene, thus...read more
